"A 0% chance of winning? I'll write SHINHWA" KCC manager Lee Sang-min, Heo Woong, and confident challenge to win... "It will be different from the regular league" [KBL PO Media Day Site]

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It is a declaration of 0% probability challenge. Busan KCCC has set a bold goal of winning the championship match of the sixth-ranked team in the regular league for the first time in history.

In the second part of the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball Playoff (PO) Media Day held at the KBL Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 10th, coach Yoo Do-hoon and Park Ji-hoon of Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang (2nd), coach Kim Joo-sung of Wonju DB (3rd), Lee Sun-bano, coach Lee Sang-min of Busan KCC (6th), attended the competition.

KCC is a team that has already experienced miracles. In 2023-2024, he won the championship game in fifth place in the regular league, writing a new history of the KBL. At that time, he beat Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the round of six, Wonju DB in the round of four, and Suwon KT in the championship game.

However, none of the 56 playoffs have ever been won by a sixth-ranked team. KCC coach Lee Sang-min said, "The sixth place has a 0% chance of winning, but I will try to make that myth again this time," adding, "KCC has a great desire to win." I also remember that when I went to the playoffs as a player, my adrenaline came up and my body was in better condition. "The mentality and mindset of the players will be completely different from those of the regular league," he said.

Heo Woong, who won the 5th place two years ago, also said, "Experience cannot be ignored. As the coach said, his younger brother (Heo) Hoon has not won yet, but he said, "I will try to wear a ring this time," and vowed, "I will break the 0% chance while enjoying the hot atmosphere of the postseason."

Kim Joo-sung, manager of DB, which celebrated its 20th anniversary, said, "I want to avenge my defeat in the semifinals two years ago. I will paint the history I have written with my fans with a green championship," he said. Coach Lee Sang-min and head coach Kim Joo-sung expressed their desire for a short-term match, saying, "I want to win the third round and quickly go to the semifinals."

Coach Yoo Do-hoon of Anyang Jeonggwanjang, who is second in the regular league and waiting for his opponent in the semifinals, smiled leisurely. Coach Yoo humorously expressed his hope that the PO of the 6th round will lead to a bloody battle in Game 5, saying, "I hope the two great teams will play many games before reaching the semifinals." "I promised that the players would win for me. I will shake off the disappointment of the regular league by winning the championship game," he stressed. Park Ji-hoon also helped, "Just as no one predicted the second place in the articles of association, I will reverse my expectations and show myself at the top again this time."

Meanwhile, there is a 91.1% (51 out of 56) chance that the winning team of the first round will advance to the semifinals in the best-of-five PO history. The first game between KCC and DB will begin at Wonju Gymnasium on the 13th.

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